River searches in separate Western Massachusetts incidents fail to find missing people

A man, possibly homeless, may be missing after entering the Green River in Greenfield. He had not been located as of Tuesday evening, according to rescue officials, who called off their search. (Republican file photo)

GREENFIELD — Franklin County officials on Tuesday became the latest regional public safety authorities to look for a person believed to be missing in a local river, following Sunday's search for a woman who jumped into the Connecticut River near Springfield.

First responders from Greenfield, Turners Falls and Northfield searched a section of the Green River for about three hours Tuesday afternoon, looking for a possibly homeless man who may have entered the water.

Greenfield Fire Department Deputy Chief Robert Strahan told abc40 that his department was called around 2 p.m. after the man's tent had washed up downstream from his usual encampment.

Several hours later, the man was still believed to be missing, according to officials, who haven't released his identity. Greenfield authorities said they would continue to keep a lookout for him, but a river search wasn't planned for today, according to The Recorder.

On Sunday night, a woman was seen leaping from Springfield's Memorial Bridge into the Connecticut River. A state police helicopter and rescue teams from local municipalities searched in vain for about 90 minutes.